Medfield Teen to Perform with Electric Youth at Showcase Live

FRANKLIN – Medfield’s Erica McLaughlin will perform with Electric Youth (EY), the international touring ensemble of talented singer-dancers trained at the Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA), at Showcase Live at Patriot Place on Sunday, June 10 at 6 p.m.

The Showcase Live event is a Bon Voyage Concert for Electric Youth, coming just days before the ensemble departs for a three-week European concert tour of Austria and Italy. From June 15 to July 8, Electric Youth will perform 14 concerts including a return Fourth of July engagement at Aviano Air Force Base to entertain U.S. Troops and families stationed abroad.

Backed by an eight-piece band of Boston’s finest musicians, Electric Youth offers high-powered family entertainment with an extensive range of contemporary pop, classic rock and Broadway hits choreographed to delight audiences of all ages. Hear the best of Queen, The Beatles, J. Geils, Duffy, Lady Gaga and Pink, as well as Broadway production numbers from musicals including Memphis, Footloose and Tommy.

Electric Youth has toured Europe eight times, released five professional CDs and performed on a Royal Caribbean cruise, on Fox-TV, and at Fenway Park, Gillette Stadium, Mechanics Hall, Walt Disney World and the United Nations. EY’s music is available on iTunes, CD Baby and other indie music sites. EY 2012 debuted to an enthusiastic audience at Showcase Live on Feb. 12.

Electric Youth members are selected by audition at the beginning of each academic year and are chosen for their superior musicianship, stage presence and triple threat accomplishments in voice, dance and acting. This season, EY features 13 performers, ages 13 to 19.

Tickets are $28 for floor seats and center loge seats, $18 for loge seats and $37.50 for VIP Booth Seats (sold in groups of four).

To purchase tickets, call FSPA at (508) 528-8668 or visit the FSPA box office at The Spotlight Shop, 34 Main St., Franklin. Tickets are also available through Ticketmaster and the Showcase Live Box Office. For reservations for large parties of 8, 12 and 20, contact FSPA. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. for dinner and best seat selection.

For more information, visit www.fpaconline.com. The Electric Youth 2012 European Tour is sponsored by the Red Sox Foundation.